Combined walking stick and bag



Aug. 6, 1940. F. A. Llsl COMBINED WALKING STICK AND BAG Filed Nov/2o, 1959 A lll n I INVENTOR eAA/A/ A. /5/

' Patented Aug. 6, 1940 y UNITED STATES PTENT OFFlCE COMBINED WALKING strlen AND BAG Frank A. Lisi, Philadelphia, ra.

Application November 20, 1939, Serial No. 305,293

` 1o claims. (o1. 13a-47) This invention relates to combination walking sticks and bags or receptacles. An important object of the invention is to provide a combination walking stick and receptacle in which the 5 receptacle or bag is rmly mounted vin xed position on one side of the walking stick near the upper part thereof.

` A further object of the invention is to provide a construction of the character described in which means are provided for removably attaching the receptacle to the stick at a single point of attachment, by devices which do not mar either the bag or the stick in such a way as to prevent the bag from being usedseparately from the stick or the stick from being used separately from the bag.

A further object of the invention is to provide means for attaching the bag to the stick of such character that the bag cannot be snatched from the stick and stolen.

A further `object of the invention is to provide a combination walking stick and bag with an auxiliary hanger which may be used for supporting a package, or gloves, or anysmall article upon the stick, and which is particularly useful when '25 the stick is used upon the beach, in which event the stick may be thrust into the sand and the yhanger used for supporing a towel or other article. Owing to the location ofthe hangerat the upper end of the stick, such article willlnormally be supported well above and out of contact with the sand. The hanger may also be used to support a piece of material, such for instance as a towel, so as `to form a shelter for aperson sitting on ythe beach adjacent to the point Where the stick 135 is stuck in the sand.

Other objects 'and advantages of the invention will appear in the course of the following descrip- 'tion of one specific embodiment of the invention chosen to illustrate the principles thereof, land 40 the best mode now known to me for practicing the same.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure l is a perspective view of a combined Y, walking stick andreceptacle showing a preferred 45 embodiment thereof; i

Figure 2 is a View partly in vertical section and partly in side elevation of a portion of the stick and bag shown in Fig. 1, this section beingtaken on line 2-2 of said figure; v

Figure 3 is a horizontalsectional view on line 3 3 of Fig. 2; Figure 4 is a perspective view of the form of brace plate shown in Figures 2 and 3; Y i

Figure 5 is a fragmentary,'horizontal sectional view of a bag plate; and i Figure 6 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view of a stick showing a modified form of bushing.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the stick `5 may be of any suitable material and may be provided with any suitable form ofA head or handle, such for instance as a hook handle 6. Near the upper end of the stick an auxiliary support or hanger 'l is provided, shown in the form of a peg or projection sloped upward slightly with respect to the vertical axis of the stick, so as to enable any suitable small article to be hung or supported thereon. With the hook handle 15 type of stick the hanger l is preferably located just above the beginning 'of the curve of the handleand in the same vertical plane as the handle. In this way the hanger can be set radially to the curvature and will have the proper slight upward inclination to best accomplish itsV purpose. With this relationship of the hanger to the handle, the hanger also serves as a support for the hand when using the stick for walking. At the same time the hanger, if in the form of a peg, can be inserted in a hole drilled at right angles to the grain o-f the wood so that the best results are secured fromthe point of view of ease of manufacture and strength.

At a point a few inches below the head of the stick, the latter is provided at one side with means for receiving an attaching device for securing a bag or receptacle tothe stick. In the form ofl the invention shown in Figure 2 the stick is formed witha bore lil extending from one side l. part way through the stick and into this bore is driven a bushing il which is provided interiorly with a screw thread l2. The outer end of the bushing is flush with the side wall of the stick so that when the bag is detached therefrom the stick is substantially unmarred, yshowing merely the small circular end of the bushing which is unobtrusive and, being ush with the wall of the stick,`will not catch on the clothing or interfere vwith the normal use of the stick as such.

If desired, a bushing ofthe type shown in Figure 5 may be used. In this construction a bore is provided extending entirely through the stick M into which the bushing 43 is firmly driven, the bushing being provided with a head 42. 50

A bag or receptacle 29 is attached too-ne side ofthe stick, preferably on the right side and in a plane parallely to the plane of the handle, if the stick has a laterally projecting handle. The bag or receptacle may be of any suitable charshowing a modified form of brace acter or material, preferably being formed of a somewhat flexible material, such as leather or fabric. Preferably such a bag is made in the manner customary in the making of hand bags, and comprises an outer layer or cover 2| which may be of leather, silk, velvet or other finished fabric, a lining 22 of silk, linen or the like, and an interlining or stiifening member 23 which may be of paper, buckram, or other suitable semiflexible material acting as a stiffener for holding the bag to its shape. The lining and interlining may extend wholly or partly through the bag as desired, but it is preferable that at least the side of the bag adjacent to the stick be lined or reinforced, particularly if the material of the bag is relatively flexible.

For properly mounting the bag upon the stick a brace plate of suitable form and material is preferably provided which is secured to the bag and is formed so as to maintain the bag in proper relationship to the stick. In the drawing a metal brace plate 25 is shown which is mounted in invisible position between the outer covering and lining of the bag. The most satisfactory way of mounting this brace plate is directly under the outer covering and upon the interlining to which it is preferably firmly secured by suitable means such as prongs 26 which are clinched through the interlining. In this way the brace plate, while rmly attached to the bag, is entirely invisible both from the outside and inside of the bag. The brace vplate is suitably formed to hold the bag against movement with respect to the stick. In the form shown this is accomplished by providing the brace plate with two spaced outwardly projecting ribs 28, defining a seat 28 between them, the ribs being vertically arranged and located one at each side of the axis of the stick so that they support the outer covering of the bag in two ridges which closely embrace the side of the stick and hold the bag in a fixed position with reference to the axis of the stick. The corners of the ribs 28 of the brace plate are preferably rounded oif as indicated at 40, so that such corners will not cut the material of the bag cover when the bag is clamped upon the stick.

If desired a plate 25a of the form shown in Fig. 5 may be used, this plate having a curved seat 29o; between ribs 28a.. W'hen the bag is detached from the stick the outer covering of the bag will normally lie more or less smoothly over the ribs of the brace plate, as shown in Fig. 5, this being true also of the form shown in Fig. 4.

The actual securing of the bag to the stick is accomplished by means of a fastening arrangement which passes through the side of the bag and the brace plate and into engagement with the bushing in the stick. In the construction shown the attaching member comprises a screw 3Q having a knurled head 3l, the head being on the inside of the bag and the screw screwing into the threaded bushing. The brace plate is provided with a hole 32 between the ribs 28 through which the screw passes. The outer wall of the bag, and lining and interlining are provided with holes registering with the hole 32. In the construction shown in Fig. 2 the interlining and lining are clamped together at the hole by means cf an eyelet 33 through which the screw passes. The opening in the outer wall of the bag may also be tted with an eyelet if desired, though preferably if the material of the outer wall is of a firm nature, for instance, such as leather, this is unnecessary and the leather is merely perforated with a hole through which the screw passes.

This has the advantage that when the screw is removed and the bag taken olf the stick, the bag is practically unmarred, as the small hole is scarcely Visible and the bag is capable of being carried in the manner of an ordinary ladys hand bag. Obviously more than one screw may be used if desired, but this is usually unnecessary when the ribbed brace plate is employed, because when the bag is held tightly against the side of the stick, the ribs will prevent the bag from turning relatively to the stick.

The use of a fastening device which can only be manipulated from the inside of the bag so as to detach the bag from the stick, as for instance the screw 30, the head of which is inside the bag, is desirable as it prevents the bag from being unfastened or detached from the stick by a purse snatcher. mounted in the bag wall in cooperation with the fastening device makes a particularly strong attachment between the bag and stick which it would be diiiicult for a thief to cut or tear away.

In many bags a small pocket, such as 35, is provided inside the bag and where such a pocket is used the head of the screw is desirably located within the pocket, so that it is substantially concealed inside of the bag.

While I have illustrated and described in detail certain preferred forms of my invention, it is to be understood that changes may be made therein and the invention embodied in other structures'. I do not, therefore, desire to limit myself to the specific constructions illustrated,`

but intend to cover my invention broadly in whatever form its principle may be utilized.

I claim:

l. The combination with a walking stick, of a bag of flexible material, a reinforcing plate of rigid material mounted on said bag, and attaching means cooperating with said plate for securing said bag to said walking stick.

2. The combination with a walking stick, of a bag of flexible material, a brace plate of rigid material mounted on said bag and means cooperating with said brace plate for detachably fastening said bag to said walking stick, said means being operable to detach said bag from said stick by a manipulating device located inside of said bag.

3. The combination with a walking stick, of a bag or receptacle, means for securing the bag The use of the brace plate firmly w to the side of the walking stick at a single point,

and a securing device passing through an opening in said brace plate and attached toY saidstick.

5. The combination with a walking stick, of a bag of flexible material secured thereto, said bag including an outer covering, a lining, and

an interlining, a brace plate of rigid material mounted between said covering and interlining and secured to said interlining, and an attaching member for attaching said bag to said stick and engaging said stick and said brace plate.

6. The combination with a walking stick having a threaded bushing therein extending partly through the same transverse to the axis of the stick, of a bag of flexible material mounted on L said stick, said bag having attached thereto a perforated brace plate of rigid material, and a screw fastening element having a head inside of the bag and a threaded stem passing through registering openings in the brace plate and wall of said bag, said stem screwing into said bushing in said stick.

7. The combination with a walking stick having a threaded bushing therein extending partly through the same transverse to the axis of the stick, of a bag of flexible material mounted on said stick, said bag including an outer covering,

a lining and an interlining, said bag having attached thereto a perforated brace plate of rigid material, said brace plate having prongs clinched through the interlining, and a screw fastening element having a head inside of the bag and a threaded stem passing through registering openings in the lining, interlining, brace plate and outer covering of said bag, said stem screwing into said bushing in said stick. Y 8. The combination with a walking stick having a threaded bushing therein extending partly through the same transverse to the axis of the stick, of a bag of flexible material mounted on said stick, said bag including an outer covering, a lining and an interlining, said bag having attached thereto a perforated brace plate of rigid material, and a screw fastening element having a head inside of the bag and a threaded stem passing through registering openings in the lining, interlining, brace plate and outer covering of said bag, said stem screwing into said bushing in said stick, said brace plate having outwardly projecting vertical ribs thereon adapted to hold the outer covering of said bag in close engagement with said stick when the bag is secured to said stick so as to prevent rotation of the bag with respect to the stick.

9. The combination with a walking stick having a handle and a horn or hanger projecting from said stick near said handle, of a bag or receptacle removably attached to said stick at a substantial distance below said hanger.

10. The combination with a walking stick having a curved hook handle and a horn or hanger projecting from said stick slightly above the point where the handle begins to curve away from the axis of the stick, said hanger projecting substantially radially with respect to the curvature of the handle and lying in the same plane as the plane of the handle, of a bag or receptacle removably attached to the side of said stick and lying substantially in a plane parallel to the` plane of the handle and hanger, said bag or receptacle -being attached tothe stick near the up- FRANK A. LISI. 

